Chartpack
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: April 2011
April 2011
SLIDE 1
Bipartisan Concern Over Deficit; Most Intense Among GOP
How concerned are you, if at all, about the size of the federal budget deficit?
Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not too concerned Not at all concerned
Total 66% 22% 6% 4%
Democrats 59% 27% 9% 5%
Independents 64% 23% 7% 5%
2%
Republicans 84% 13% 1%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 2
Partisan Division Over How to Tackle Deficit
Which of the following would you prefer to see the next Congress do about the federal budget deficit?
Attempt to reduce deficit
Attempt to reduce NOT TAKE ANY COMBINATION of tax
mainly by REDUCING
deficit mainly through ACTION to reduce increases and reduced
SPENDING on government
INCREASING TAXES the deficit now spending (vol.)
programs and services
programs and services
Total 53% 19% 11% 9%
Democrats 35% 33% 14% 9%
Independents 53% 15% 11% 11%
Republicans 78% 8% 5% 4%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 3
Over Half Oppose Cuts to Medicare, Social Security, and Education; Half To Medicaid
For each area I name, please tell me if you would support major spending reductions, minor spending
reductions or no reductions at all as a way to reduce the federal deficit.
NO reductions Support MINOR reductions Support MAJOR reductions
Social security 62% 27% 9%
Public education
P bli d ti 62% 24% 13%
Medicare 57% 32% 10%
Medicaid 50% 35% 12%
Food stamps 37% 39% 22%
Unemployment insurance 36% 41% 21%
Defense 35% 40% 22%
Clean energy 35% 36% 28%
Expansion of insurance coverage under the health reform law
E i fi d th h lth f l 31% 32% 29%
Aid to farmers 29% 46% 21%
Biomedical research 27% 45% 23%
Salaries and benefits for federal government workers 25% 34% 38%
Funding for the conflict in Afghanistan 20% 28% 48%
Foreign aid 11% 30% 56%
Note: Various items asked of half sample. Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 4
Some Agreement Among Partisans About Areas to Protect
Percent who say they would support “no reductions at all” in each of the following areas as a way to
reduce the deficit:
Among Among Among
Democrats Independents Republicans
Public education 72% 64% 47%
Social Security 69 60 55
Medicare 68 52 46
Medicaid 66 46 29
Food stamps 49 34 21
Expansion of insurance coverage under health reform law 48 28 14
Unemployment insurance 47 35 16
Clean energy 46 34 18
Salaries and benefits for federal government workers 38 25 8
Biomedical research 32 28 18
Aid to farmers
Aid to farmers 31 26 29
Defense 29 31 49
Funding for the conflict in Afghanistan 20 14 24
Foreign aid 17 9 7
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 5
One Third Live in Medicare Household; Almost Twice as Many Say Medicare Very Important
Percent who say they are covered by
Medicare or say that someone in their How important is the Medicare program for
household gets any health coverage from you and your family?
Medicare.
Not at all
important
Not too 8%
important
9%
33%
61%
67% Yes
Very important
No 21%
Somewhat
important
1% Don’t know/Refused
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 6
Medicare Personally Important Across Age Groups
How important is the Medicare program for you and your family?
Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important
18‐39 46% 29% 12% 12%
40‐54 57% 22% 10% 9%
55‐64 74% 17% 5% 4%
3%
65+ 83% 10% 1%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 7
Majority Concerned About Availability of Medicare in Future
How concerned are you that the Medicare benefits seniors have today will not be available for you
when you retire?
ASKED OF ADULTS AGE 18‐64
V d
Very concerned Somewhat concerned
S h t d N tt d
Not too concerned Not at all concerned
N t t ll d
Total 18‐64 57% 28% 9% 5%
18‐39 51% 30% 11% 5%
40‐54 59% 26% 8% 5%
55‐64 64% 24% 6% 4%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 8
Half Willing to Slow Growth Rate in Medicare Spending
In order to help reduce the federal budget deficit, would you favor or oppose slowing the rate of growth
in Medicare spending?
Oppose Favor
39% 52%
9%
Don’t know/Refused
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 9
GOP Supports Reducing Medicare Growth Rate; Democrats Divided
In order to help reduce the federal budget deficit, would you favor or oppose slowing the rate of growth
in Medicare spending?
Favor Oppose
Total 52% 39%
Democrats 46% 47%
Independents 51% 39%
Republicans 61% 30%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 10
Seniors More Split on Reducing Medicare Growth Rate
In order to help reduce the federal budget deficit, would you favor or oppose slowing the rate of growth
in Medicare spending?
Favor Oppose
Total 52% 39%
18‐39 52% 40%
40‐54 56% 34%
55‐64 53% 38%
65+ 44% 47%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 11
Vouchers and Premium Support: Lack of Familiarity
Thinking about proposals to change the Medicare program, how familiar are you with each of the
following terms? Do you know what this term means, have you heard of it, but are not sure what it
means, or have you never heard of these terms when it comes to Medicare?
Premium support Voucher
12%
Know
what term 30%
means 32%
Know
58% Never heard what term
28%
of term means
Never heard Heard of term
of term but not sure
what it means
what it means
36%
2% Heard of term
but not sure
what it means
2%
Don’t know/Refused Don’t know/Refused
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 12
Vouchers and Premium Support: Reactions
Thinking in the context of Medicare, do you have a positive or negative reaction to each of the following
words?
Premium support Voucher
24% 31% 31% 33%
Negative Positive Negative Positive
25%
21% 22% 14%
Neutral (vol.)
Don’t know/ Don’t know/
Refused Neutral (vol.)
Refused
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 13
Vouchers/Premium Support: Reactions by Party
Thinking in the context of Medicare, do you have a positive or negative reaction to each of
the following words?
Total Democrats Independents Republicans
Premium support
Positive 31% 41% 29% 23%
Negative 24 19 25 28
Neutral (vol.) 25 19 30 24
Don’t know/Refused 21 22 16 24
Voucher
P iti
Positive 33% 35% 34% 29%
Negative 31 32 30 35
Neutral (vol.) 22 20 23 22
Don’t know/Refused 14 13 13 14
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 14
Vouchers/Premium Support: Reactions by Age
Thinking in the context of Medicare, do you have a positive or negative reaction to each of
the following words?
Total 18 39
18‐39 40‐54
40 54 55 64
55‐64 65+
Premium support
Positive 31% 38% 33% 23% 21%
Negative 24 21 23 28 27
Neutral (vol.) 25 26 26 22 22
Don’t know/Refused 21 15 18 28 31
Voucher
Positive
P iti 33% 41% 34% 29% 22%
Negative 31 23 29 37 43
Neutral (vol.) 22 25 23 18 17
Don’t know/Refused 14 10 14 16 19
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 15
Public Split on Premium Support; Opinions Malleable
Which of these two descriptions comes closer to your view of what Medicare should look like in the future? Medicare
should continue as it is today, with the government providing health insurance and guaranteeing the same set of
benefits to everyone enrolled in the program, OR Medicare should be changed to a system in which people choose
their insurance from a list of private health plans that may offer different benefits at different premium amounts, and
the government pays a fixed amount towards that cost.*
Keep Medicare as is
Keep Medicare as is Change Medicare
Change Medicare
50% 46%
Those who want to keep Medicare as is were asked: Those who want to change Medicare were asked:
Those who want to change Medicare say it will help reduce Opponents of this change say it will eliminate traditional
the federal budget deficit and save Medicare for future Medicare, put private insurance companies in charge of
generations by encouraging private health plans to compete the health benefits people on Medicare receive, and cause
for seniors’ business and allowing seniors to choose plans seniors to pay more for their health care or get fewer
based on cost and quality Would you still prefer to keep
based on cost and quality. Would you still prefer to keep benefits Would you still prefer to change Medicare or
benefits. Would you still prefer to change Medicare, or
Medicare as it is, or would now prefer to change it? would you now prefer to keep it as it is?
Still keep as is Change Medicare Keep Medicare as is Still change
39% 54% 68% 24%
*For one‐half of respondents, the second option read as follows: …and the government pays a fixed amount, sometimes called a voucher, towards that cost. No
statistically significant difference was found between the two half samples and therefore the combined responses of the two half samples are shown here. See
Topline: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8180.cfm for full wording. Note: Other (vol.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 16
Younger Adults Split on Premium Support; Seniors Prefer Current System
Which of these two descriptions comes closer to your view of what Medicare should look like in the future?
Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government providing health insurance and guaranteeing the
same set of benefits to everyone enrolled in the program, OR Medicare should be changed to a system in
which people choose their insurance from a list of private health plans that may offer different benefits at
different premium amounts, and the government pays a fixed amount towards that cost.*
Medicare should continue as it is today Medicare should be changed
Total 50% 46%
18‐39 48% 48%
40‐54 44% 51%
55‐64 48% 49%
65+ 62% 30%
*For one‐half of respondents, the second option read as follows: …and the government pays a fixed amount, sometimes called a voucher, towards that cost. No
statistically significant difference was found between the two half samples and therefore the combined responses of the two half samples are shown here. See
Topline: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8180.cfm for full wording. Note: Other (vol.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 17
Partisans Disagree on Premium Support
Which of these two descriptions comes closer to your view of what Medicare should look like in the future?
Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government providing health insurance and guaranteeing the
same set of benefits to everyone enrolled in the program, OR Medicare should be changed to a system in
which people choose their insurance from a list of private health plans that may offer different benefits at
different premium amounts, and the government pays a fixed amount towards that cost.*
Medicare should continue as it is today Medicare should be changed
Total 50% 46%
Democrats 63% 34%
Independents 46% 49%
Republicans 41% 55%
*For one‐half of respondents, the second option read as follows: …and the government pays a fixed amount, sometimes called a voucher, towards that cost. No
statistically significant difference was found between the two half samples and therefore the combined responses of the two half samples are shown here. See
Topline: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8180.cfm for full wording. Note: Other (vol.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 18
Varying Support for Other Deficit Reduction Proposals Involving Medicare
I’m going to read you some other changes to the Medicare program that have been proposed as ways to
reduce the federal budget deficit. Please tell me whether you would generally favor or oppose each one.
Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose
Requiring drug companies to give a
discount on their prices in order to 61% 22% 7% 6%
participate in the Medicare program
Requiring only higher income seniors to
27% 27% 16% 26%
pay higher Medicare premiums
Gradually raising the age of eligibility for
Gradually raising the age of eligibility for
24% 23% 16% 35%
Medicare from 65 to 67 for future retirees
4%
Requiring all seniors to pay higher
9% 25% 59%
Medicare premiums
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 19
Partisans Mostly Agree on Other Medicare Deficit Proposals
Percent who say they favor the following changes to the Medicare program as ways to reduce the
federal budget deficit:
Total Democrats Independents Republicans
Requiring drug companies to give a discount
on their prices in order to participate in the 83% 85% 83% 84%
Medicare program
Requiring only higher income seniors to pay
54 58 54 51
higher Medicare premiums
Gradually raising the age of eligibility for
47 43 48 54
Medicare from 65 to 67 for future retirees
Requiring all seniors to pay higher Medicare
13 11 12 17
premiums
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 20
Seniors Only Age Group to Favor Raising Medicare’s Eligibility Age
Percent who say they favor the following changes to the Medicare program as ways to reduce the
federal budget deficit:
Total 18‐39 40‐54 55‐64 65+
Requiring drug companies to give a
discount on their prices in order to 83% 79% 84% 91% 85%
participate in the Medicare program
Requiring only higher income seniors to
54 52 57 56 52
pay higher Medicare premiums
Gradually raising the age of eligibility
for Medicare from 65 to 67 for future 47 40 46 48 56
retirees
R ii ll i t hi h
Requiring all seniors to pay higher
13 14 14 11 11
Medicare premiums
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 21
Slim Majority Opposes Health Care Spending Caps; GOP More Split
As a way to reduce the federal deficit, some policymakers have proposed setting a limit, or cap, on the
amount of money the federal government spends on Medicare and other health care programs. Would
you favor or oppose such a plan?
Favor Oppose
Total 40% 55%
Democrats 33% 63%
Independents
I d d t 42% 53%
Republicans 47% 47%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 22
Seniors Most Likely to Oppose Health Care Spending Caps
As a way to reduce the federal deficit, some policymakers have proposed setting a limit, or cap, on the
amount of money the federal government spends on Medicare and other health care programs. Would
you favor or oppose such a plan?
Favor Oppose
18‐39 45% 50%
40‐54 40% 57%
55‐64
55 64 38% 56%
65+ 31% 61%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 23
Opinions on Health Care Spending Caps Malleable
Please tell me whether you favor or oppose setting a limit, or cap, on the amount of money the federal
government spends on Medicare and other health care programs:
Favor Oppose
40% 55%
Those who favor setting a cap were asked: Those who oppose setting a cap were asked:
What if this meant that seniors, low‐income What if this meant that health care costs would
people, and others covered by federal health continue to consume a growing share of the
programs would have to pay more for their federal budget and add to future deficits, shifting
health care in the future, and some may have to the financial burden to future generations?
go without care they can’t afford? Would you still Would you still oppose setting a cap on federal
favor setting a cap on federal health spending? health spending?
Still favor Oppose Favor Still oppose
19% 73% 52% 38%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 24
Views on Health Reform Remain Divided, “Don’t Know” Ticks Up
As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law early last year. Given what you know about
the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
80%
Favorable Unfavorable Don’t know/Refused
ACA signed into law
on March 23, 2010
60%
50% 49% 50%
48% 48%
46% 45% 46%
44% 44%
42% 42% 41%
40%
43% 42% 43% 42%
40% 41% 41% 40% 40% 41% 41% 41%
35%
18% 18% 18%
20% 15%
14% 14% 14% 13%
12% 11%
10% 9% 8%
0%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2010 2011
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
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SLIDE 25
Views on Health Reform Law Differ Sharply by Party Self‐Identification
As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law early last year. Given what you know about
the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable
Total 20% 21% 14% 27%
Democrats 35% 29% 9% 8%
Independents
I d d t 17% 24% 18% 26%
Republicans 5% 7% 15% 59%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 26
Partisan Disagreement Over ACA Continues
Percent who say they have a favorable opinion of the health reform law:
100%
Democrats Independents Republicans
ACA signed into law
h 23 20 0
on March 23, 2010
80%
78%
75%
72% 73% 73%
71%
69% 68% 69% 68% 69%
60% 66%
64%
49% 48%
40%
42% 43%
41% 41%
36% 37% 37% 37% 37%
34% 34%
20%
23%
21% 21%
16% 15%
13% 12% 12% 12%
11% 11%
8% 9%
0%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2010 2011
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
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SLIDE 27
Seniors Tilt Negative on Law, One Quarter Not Sure
As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law early last year. Given what you know about
the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
AMONG SENIORS (age 65 and older)
80%
ACA signed into law
Favorable Unfavorable Don’t know/Refused
on March 23, 2010
59%
60%
55%
53% 52% 52%
51% 51% 50%
49%
46% 46% 45%
40%
40%
40% 40% 31%
38% 38% 38%
35% 34% 34%
32% 32% 32% 32%
26%
20% 24%
18% 17% 16% 16%
14% 13% 13%
12%
10% 9% 8%
0%
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2010 2011
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
SLIDE 28
Public Split on Personal Impact of Law
Do you think you and your family will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don’t
you think it will make much difference?
80% Better off Won’t make much difference Worse off
60%
ACA signed into law
on March 23, 2010
44%
43%
41%
39% 39% 39%
40% 36% 37%
35% 36%
34%
32% 32%
38% 31% 32% 28% 30%
36% 28% 31% 30% 31% 28%
32%
32%
30%
28% 29% 29%
27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 27%
20%
20%
16%
11%
0%
Feb Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2009 2010 2011
Note: “Depends” (vol.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
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SLIDE 29
No Agreement as to Whether Country Will Benefit
Do you think the country as a whole will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or
don’t you think it will make much difference?
80% Better off Won’t make much difference Worse off
59%
60% 57% ACA signed into law
53% on March 23, 2010
45% 45% 45% 45%
42%
39% 39% 40%
38% 39% 38% 39%
40%
37% 37% 37%
34% 34% 35% 34% 34% 35% 35%
31% 32%
19% 28%
19%
20%
22%
19% 18% 18% 19% 19% 18%
16% 17%
14% 15%
12% 12% 12% 11%
0%
Feb Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2009 2010 2011
Note: “Depends” (vol.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
SLIDE 30
Plurality of Seniors Continue To See ACA as Challenge for Medicare
Do you think the Medicare program will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don’t
you think it will make much difference?
80% AMONG SENIORS (age 65 and older)
Better off Won’t make much difference Worse off
60%
43% 44% 44%
42%
40% 39% 40% 39%
40%
25%
22% 23% 22% 31% 27%
21%
28%
20%
21% 20%
19% 18% 18% 18% 19%
16%
0%
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2010 2011
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
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SLIDE 31
Public Split on ACA’s Impact on Jobs
In the long run, do you think the health reform law is more likely to create jobs or cut the number of
jobs in the country, or don’t you think it will make much difference?
28% 27%
Cut jobs Create jobs
35% 10%
Won’t make much
difference
Don’t know/
Refused
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 32
Dems More Likely to Say ACA Will Create Jobs, GOP Say Cut
In the long run, do you think the health reform law is more likely to create jobs or cut the number of
jobs in the country, or don’t you think it will make much difference?
Won’t make
Create jobs Cut jobs Don’t know/Refused
much difference
Total 27% 35% 28% 10%
Democrats 42% 33% 15% 9%
Independents 22% 40% 28% 10%
Republicans 11% 29% 49% 10%
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
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SLIDE 33
Still Divided as to ‘What Next’ for Health Reform
What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law?
REPEAL law and REPLACE
REPEAL law and
EXPAND law KEEP law as is with Republican‐sponsored
NOT REPLACE it
alternative
Total 33% 19% 15% 20%
3%
Democrats 50% 29% 8%
Independents 32% 15% 14% 24%
Republicans 11% 10% 38% 31%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 34
Majority Would Like to See Health Care Law Kept As Is or Expanded
What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law?
REPEAL law and REPLACE with
EXPAND law or KEEP law as it is Republican‐sponsored alternative or Don’t know/Refused
REPEAL law and NOT REPLACE it
80%
60%
51% 52%
50%
47%
40%
43%
39% 39%
35%
20%
14%
10% 10% 10%
0%
Jan11 Feb11 Mar11 Apr11
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
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SLIDE 35
Partisan Divide Over Cutting off ACA Funding
Whether or not you like the health reform law, would you say you approve or disapprove of cutting off
funding as a way to stop some or all of health reform from being put into place?
Disapprove of cutting Approve of cutting
off funding
off funding off funding
off funding
Total 64% 30%
Democrats 85% 10%
Independents 63% 30%
Republicans 36% 57%
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 7‐12, 2011)
SLIDE 36
Two Thirds of Public Disapproves of Cutting Funding to Health Reform
Whether or not you like the health reform law, would you say you approve or disapprove of cutting off
funding as a way to stop some or all of health reform from being put into place?
Disapprove of cutting Approve of cutting
80% off funding off funding
64% 64%
62% 61%
60%
40%
33% 34%
30% 30%
20%
0%
Jan11 Feb11 Mar11 Apr11
Note: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
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SLIDE 37
Methodology
This Kaiser Health Tracking Poll was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family
Foundation led by Mollyann Brodie, Ph.D., including Liz Hamel, Sarah Cho, and Theresa Boston. The survey
was conducted April 7 through April 12, 2011 (just after Paul Ryan’s budget plan was released, but before
President Obama’s April 13 national address on the budget), among a nationally representative random
sample of 1,207 adults ages 18 and older. Telephone interviews conducted by landline (803) and cell phone
(404, including 190 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish by Princeton
Survey Research Associates.
The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on other subgroups, the
margin of sampling error may be higher. Note that sampling error is only one of many potential sources of
error in this or any other public opinion poll.
p y p , p y
“VOL” indicates that a response was volunteered by respondent, not an explicitly offered choice.
Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
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